Wife bedridden, husband rapes daughter for 4 years; made her watch porn

RAJKOT: What began as a routine missing persons investigation in Upleta town of Rajkot district exposed a deeply disturbing case of predatory abuse - a 45-year-old physically challenged man allegedly raping his minor daughter repeatedly for four years, exploiting the family situation of his wife being bed-ridden due to cancer.

On Saturday, the Rajkot Rural police arrested the accused, an electrician by profession, whose daughter (now 19 years old) revealed her continuous sexual exploitation after fleeing the house. Shockingly, the man took advantage of his wife's last-stage cancer an

Ironically, the accused himself had filed a missing person report around three days ago with the Upleta police when the family couldn't trace her.

The accused is also under investigation for allegedly raping his 17-year-old niece and his sister-in-law (brother's wife.)

When officers traced the girl, she flatly refused to return to her family home. Suspicious of her intense fear, the police brought in professional counsellors. During these sessions, the survivor broke her silence, detailing a harrowing ordeal that began when she was just 15 years old.

Talking to TOI, Vijaysingh Gurjar, superintendent of police (SP), Rajkot Rural, revealed the accused's heinous modus operandi. He reportedly waited until midnight to enter his daughter's room, intentionally increasing the volume of the television to drown out her cries.

"The accused used to force her to watch pornographic content and raped her repeatedly," Gurjar said, adding, "We recovered physical evidence from the scene, including gels and protection used during the exploitation."

The investigation revealed that the accused used the family's dire circumstances to facilitate his crimes. The victim's mother is currently battling stage 4 breast cancer and is completely bedridden. As the only child, the victim was forced to drop out of school after primary education to manage all household responsibilities and act as a full-time caregiver for her mother.

Isolated and with nowhere to turn, the girl finally fled the house out of pure desperation, wandering the nearby area for a day before being found by authorities.

Under police interrogation, the accused reportedly confessed to his crimes, chillingly stating that while he initially felt guilt, the abuse eventually became a "routine."

The horror, however, may extend beyond the household.

Police found evidence suggesting the man also targeted other women family members. The accused admitted to raping his 17-year-old niece and his sister-in-law. "We are currently counselling the minor niece and are in the process of registering additional offences against the accused," said Gurjar.

The accused, who walks with a limp, was charged under relevant sections of rape and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The victim was sent for medical examination.